Definition of Colony
an area where individuals who have something in common live as a group
Examples of Colony in a sentence
Since Elaine is very modest, we know she will not join us at the nudist colony. 🔊
Several families who disapproved of the federal government’s policies moved to an isolated island and formed a colony. 🔊
When the settlers established a colony on the new continent, they did so in hopes of being able to worship freely. 🔊
Everyone in the new colony attended the same church. 🔊
In class we learned ants live in a group called a colony. 🔊
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